- "... and someone called Octavius Pepper has vanished...."
- — Hermione Granger reading about his disappearance in the Daily Prophet[src]
Octavius Pepper was a wizard who was reported to have disappeared in the early spring of 1997 by the Daily Prophet. His disappearance was believed to be connected to the Death Eaters.[2]
Etymology[]
The name "Octavius" is a Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus. This was the original family name of the emperor Augustus (born Gaius Octavius).
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ As the circumstances regarding his disappearance were regarded as suspicious, it is possible he was murdered, but this cannot be confirmed.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 21 (The Unknowable Room)